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Stigmella populnea

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Stigmella populnea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. populnea
Binomial name
Stigmella populnea
Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985

Stigmella populnea is a moth of the family Nepticulidae.[1][2] It is only known from Hokkaido in Japan.

The larvae feed on Populus nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ Insecta Matsumurana. Entomological Institute, Hokkaido Imperial University. 1985. p. 13.
  2. ^ Nieukerken, Erik van; Doorenweerd, Camiel; Hoare, Robert; Davis, Donald (2016-10-31). "Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea)". ZooKeys (628): 65–246. doi:10.3897/zookeys.628.9799. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5126388. PMID 27917038.
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